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Fernando was a nobleman and more importantly a lord of a vast territory, as such it was of utmost importance to produce an heir to continue his lineage and to succeed him as the next nobleman.
For a territory like Venhorst, it is preferable that there be more than one heir, ideally Ferdinand would take several wives and produce several heirs for his territory, following this convention of the kingdom, the choice between the mother and the future heir would be simple.
As a man, a husband, he knew very well what to do, there would still be another chance to conceive other children while Catarina survived, but as a future father he felt like a monster, ending the life of his unborn child.
How could Fernando live with this in the future, this was a decision that no man should make in his life, the struggle in Fernando's heart came to an end.
" Even if I come to hate myself in the future I have to do this"
" son.. forgive your incompetent father . Who had to take your life."
Fernando's thoughts
As Ferdinand was about to cut the lifeline to his son's heart, an anguished voice filled with terror rang in his ears. Terror, anguish , disappointment, and finally, hatred. Catarina screamed hysterically, tears streaming down her face.
" Fernando..how ... how dare you.
Shrill screams sounded from Catarina's mouth, her voice becoming increasingly hoarse.
"You too... Fernando.... You want to take my son away..
"I won't let you do this
"The others were ripped away from me... I..I..I did nothing. You have any idea how I felt. Do you know how I feel now?
Catarina's screams reverberated like thunder in the basement. The maids looked at each other and knelt together, praying that the goddess would somehow intervene.
Fernando's heart was beating faster and faster, his eyes were bloodshot and his hands were shaking, Catarina continued screaming, like thunder.
"I 'll kill you if you lay a finger on him.
"I swear I will kill anyone who separates me from him
" Even..even if it's you I..I ..
Looking into Fernando's eyes, Catarina said
"If he is not able to be born, let me accompany him in death, he is my son, I will educate him even if it is in another life, I will be taking care of him. He is my most precious treasure.
A solemn look appeared on Fernando's face, he stopped operating the matrix of life, he then approached Catarina, Fernando sat on the daisy, hugging his wife he looked into Catarina's eyes, showing affection and understanding, then he said.
"What kind of man do you think I am? As a father and husband, it is my duty to take care of my family. Come, I will accompany them in death.
Catarina saw the convection in Fernando's eyes; she knew she wouldn't change his mind. So together, they forced their cores in their region to consume their own vitality. With that, Catarina took her consciousness into her own sea of soul.
*****
In an unknown dimension
From the egg a being similar to John came out, they had the same appearance, but with a totally different presence, unlike the first, the last one seemed dominant and transcendent.
In the dimension changes also happened, while Fernando and Catarina fought outside John was also not idle.
As it turned out, the crimson egg that was in Catherine's soul had somehow merged with the egg that was in John's soul sea.
As the two eggs merged, the ghostly baby in John's soul egg became more tangible, and its eyes opened for the first time. And when it did, strange words in an unknown language came out without it even opening its mouth.
" Almighty..hunger ...
incomplete... feed..life... food...devour...complete...symbiosis...host....weak...weak...subdue....eat...eat..
John didn't understand the words that came from who knows where inside the baby. Then, without warning, a cord made of soul energy connected John and the Baby, and the energy was drained from John's ghost body.
The worst part is that the body John could feel outside of his soul was also being drained of its life force, he knew it would be his end, so he tried to rip out the soul string that connected them.
This was the moment Catarina tried to enter the sea of her soul with her own consciousness. To her surprise, she did not enter her own sea of soul, but rather another sea of soul.
A boundless sea surrounded him, there was no land in sight, no sense of direction, just water everywhere.
Catarina saw something even more unimaginable, two babies fighting each other, this would be a cute scene to see, however it was not the case because one of them seemed stronger than the other, absorbing soul force, life force not only from the other baby but from herself, it didn't take her long to understand what was happening.
Catherine knew that the weakest part was her son's soul so she had to help him. She took the soul string that connected both babies and tried to destroy it, but she was unable to do so. She then connected a second soul string that connected her and her baby to share the burden of wear and tear.
When John saw the woman who came to rescue him, he was confused and then happy, but when he saw that even she was powerless , he was disappointed. But the moment the woman connected with a soul string, John was stunned.
John could feel all the woman's feelings through the spiritual link generated by the soul, he could see everything the woman went through in the last few months, the agony the woman endured all this time.
Deep down in his heart, he felt very loved, he understood where he saw all that vitality, it came from the woman who once again wanted to sacrifice herself for a bastard who had not yet been born.
He was truly moved, he swore right then and there that if he survived he would be a good son, and that they wouldn't do much wrong in this life.
John felt that his soul, as well as his body, were no longer drained, but before he could give a sigh of relief, he saw that the woman's soul was becoming transparent. Another smile appeared on her face, full of love.